Title:
Rugeley family
Description:
Images of Rugeley family members include Dr. Henry L. Rugeley, Elizabeth Elmore Rugeley, Henry Rugeley, Rowland Rugeley, Phillip Ludlow Rugeley, Edith Rugeley, Mary Rugeley Ferguson, and Henry Lutelle Rugeley along with others, dating about 1850s-1982. Cartes-de-visite, cabinet photographs, studio portraits, and snapshots are represented along with charcoal copy and albumen print portraits of John Rugeley. The Bay City subseries consists of loose and mounted photographs of Bay City, Texas along with five photographic postcards. Several Bay City structures are prominently featured: the Matagorda County courthouse, bank, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, and the Rugeley home. Also of interest are several photographs showing a parade of Confederate veterans. The Rugeley Motor Company subseries consists of mounted and loose photographs of the Rugeley Motor Company. The Victorian photo album consists of cabinet photographs of unidentified Rugeley family members within a plush velvet album with metal clasps. The Family Bible contains carte-de-visite (card photograph) of mostly unidentified Rugeley family members originally kept in the Rugeley family Bible.
Collection:
Richard Bachman collection
Creator:
Bachman, Richard
Date range of creation:
1850 to 1982
Citation information:
(Identify the item), Rugeley family, Photographs, Richard Bachman collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Arrangement:
The items are arranged by content into five groups, and arranged loosely within each group according to format and content: Family photographs, Bay City, Rugeley Motor Company, Victorian photo album, and Family Bible.
Access restrictions:
None
Size or duration:
1.6 cubic ft.
TARO URL:
https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/90008.xml